Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1943

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	546
2	Barbara	475
3	Patricia	431
4	Linda	248
5	Carol	228
6	Nancy	199
7	Judith	195
8	Sandra	191
9	Margaret	186
10	Susan	184
11	Carolyn	174
12	Elizabeth	171
13	Joan	160
14	Betty	137
15	Joyce	134
16	Sharon	123
17	Dorothy	107
18	Shirley	106
19	Diane	104
20	Donna	103
21	Kathleen	101
22	Janet	98
23	Karen	97
24	Ann	94
24	Virginia	94

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Helen	92
27	Frances	89
27	Gloria	89
29	Jean	85
29	Ruth	85
31	Martha	77
32	Beverly	69
32	Carole	69
34	Anne	64
34	Catherine	64
36	Katherine	63
37	Judy	61
38	Jacqueline	60
38	Jane	60
40	Brenda	59
40	Pamela	59
42	Alice	55
43	Bonnie	53
44	Gail	52
45	Janice	49
46	Ellen	48
46	Phyllis	48
48	Elaine	47
49	Diana	45
50	Charlotte	44
50	Evelyn	44
50	Louise	44
50	Marie	44
50	Rita	44
55	Delores	43
55	Doris	43
55	Sylvia	43
58	Marilyn	42
58	Peggy	42
60	Joanne	41
60	Yvonne	41
62	Eileen	40
63	Sheila	39
64	Lillian	36
64	Marjorie	36
64	Sarah	36
64	Suzanne	36
68	Christine	35
69	Sally	34
70	Rose	33
71	Lois	32
71	Marcia	32
73	Constance	31
73	Cynthia	31
73	Geraldine	31
73	Julia	31
73	Kathryn	31
78	Roberta	30
78	Theresa	30
80	Joann	29
81	Gwendolyn	27
81	Loretta	27
83	Jo	26
83	Norma	26
83	Veronica	26
86	Dianne	25
86	Lynn	25
88	Jeanne	24
88	Maureen	24
88	Paula	24
91	Anita	23
91	Anna	23
91	Marian	23
94	Audrey	22
94	Dolores	22
94	Grace	22
94	Juanita	22
94	Rebecca	22
99	Eleanor	21
99	Leslie	21
99	Mildred	21
99	Rosemary	21